JP2007511988A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (4)

A node (102) including an interface (1130) for communicatively coupling the node to the first channel (106),
The first channel communicatively couples the node to a first neighbor node (102) and a first neighbor node (102) in a first direction;
When the node is operating in asynchronous mode,
The node relays data generated from the first neighbor node and received from the first neighbor node along the first channel during a relay period;
After relaying the data generated from the first neighbor node and received from the first neighbor node, the block blocks data received from the first neighbor during a block period; On the other hand, the node relays data received from the first neighboring node along the first channel. The channel communicatively couples the node to a second neighboring node (102) in a second direction and to a second neighboring node (102) ;
And further comprising an interface (1130) for communicatively coupling the node to a second channel, wherein the second channel connects the node to the second neighboring node in the second direction and the second channel. Communicatively coupled to a neighbor next to two, and to the first neighboring node and the first neighboring neighbor in the first direction;
When the node is operating in the desynchronized mode,
The node relays data generated from the second neighboring node and received from the second neighboring node along the second channel during the relay period;
After relaying the data generated from the second neighboring node and received from the second neighboring node, during the block period, the node blocks the data received from the second neighboring node, Meanwhile, the node relays data received from the second neighboring node along the second channel,
When the node is operating in the desynchronized mode, data received from the first neighboring node that is not generated from the first neighboring node is transmitted along the first channel. Relay,
In order for the node to determine whether the data received from the first neighbor node originated from the first neighbor node, the data received from the first neighbor node is Compared with data received from the first adjacent node, if the data received from the first adjacent node is not the same as the data received from the first adjacent node, The data received from the first neighboring node originates from the first neighboring node;
When the node wakes up, it does not relay any data during the first block period,
The node of claim 1, wherein the channel comprises a ring (106) . Communicatively coupled to a first channel (106) that communicatively couples the node (102) to a first neighbor node (102) and a first neighbor node (102) in a first direction. A method of communicating data by said nodes comprising:
When the node operates in asynchronous mode,
Relaying data generated from the first neighboring node and received from the first neighboring node along the first channel during a relay period;
After relaying the data generated from the first neighbor node and received from the first neighbor node, during the block period, the data received from the first neighbor is blocked, while Relaying data received from the first neighboring node along the first channel. A network (100) comprising a plurality of nodes (102) communicatively coupled to each other via a first channel (106),
The channel communicatively couples each node to a first neighbor node (102) and a first neighbor node (102) in a first direction;
When each node is operating in asynchronous mode,
Relay data generated from the first neighboring node of the node and received from the first neighboring node along the first channel during a relay period;
After relaying the data generated from the first neighbor node and received from the first neighbor node, during the block period, the data received from the first neighbor is blocked while the data A network in which a node relays data received from the first neighboring node of the node along the first channel.